Asian Zucchini Noodle Salad

Some vegetables can be harder to digest when they are raw, like cauliflower or zucchini. So, if you are not used to eating raw zucchini, take it easy the first time, and don't eat more than a regular portion.

*Seasoned rice vinegar is rice vinegar that has been seasoned with salt, pepper, and sugar. If you have plain rice vinegar, you'll need to add seasoning and sugar to it.

Method

1 Using a spiralizer or other spiral vegetable slicing tool, use the zucchini to make the zucchini noodles following manufacturer's directions. You should have 5 to 6 cups of "zoodles". Place in a colander set over a bowl and toss with salt. Let the noodles drain a bit of their excess moisture while you prep the other vegetables.

Many of the noodles are quite long, so you'll want to cut them up a bit with scissors to make them easier to toss with the other vegetables.

2 Place the zucchini noodles in a large bowl. Add the cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, onions, and cilantro.

Comments

Just made this with couple of leftover zucchini I was trying to use. I didn’t have a spiral gadget but a peeler that produces long shreds – just as good. Very colorful and tasty salad, easy to make. Nice twist!

Zucchini noodles have a lot more tensile strength than I expected: they don’t break apart, and the mass of long noodles tends to stay intertwined in a ball. When I next make the recipe (since I liked it a lot), I think I’ll use scissors to cut the noodles to a shorter length before mixing. The long noodles did not toss well with the other vegetables, tending to stay knotted in a ball.

It was delicious and I get a kick out of my spiralizer too! I zoodled the zucchini and dropped them into cool water with a bit of salt for 10 minutes, then rinsed and drained them and kept them in the fridge till dinner, then I chopped them a bit and put the dressing on. It didn’t need anything but zucchini! Delicious!

Had one huge zucchini that was just picked and I used most of what was called for but did add spiralized beets. Did not have sesame oil or cilantro and it came out wonderful. Very pretty to look at too! Very easy and good!